MUCKRACKING (1 janv. 1904 – 1 janv. 1906)
Description:
---The jungle was about labor exploitation and appalling conditions in meatpacking plants----In the result of this many meat processing industries were shut down and the government got involved how these workers were treated
---The History of Standard Oil is a confession about the Standard Oil Company, run at the time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, the richest figure in American history
---The Shame of Cities reports on the workings of corrupt political machines in several major U.S. cities, along with a few efforts to combat them.
---Steffans wanted to expose the corruption by the political machines. The corruptions included stealing tax money and taking bribes.
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 janv. 1904
1 janv. 1906
~ 2 years